The live action video below was added to Nippon Ichi’s YouTube channel and labelled “new title”.

You may have spotted something a bit unsettling at 0:37. And what’s up with that chair?

The voice at the end, presumably that of the person carrying the torch, says, roughly, “Sister … come home?”

It leaves us with many more questions than answers. Despite my headline, it’s entirely possible this is being developed by another studio; Nippon Ichi is a publisher as well as a developer. And, of course, the teaser may have no resemblance to whatever project is being teased, because Nippon Ichi is a bit oddball sometimes.

I would play the heck out of this game though, of course, because I enjoy crying and hiding under the desk in terror. There have been no updates to NIS America’s channel, so we’ll await further developments.

Update: According to Kotaku‘s translation of Japanese reports, it is a horror game. It’s called Yomawari (Nightwatch), and is headed to Vita.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2015/06/23/nippon-ichi-new-title-horror-teaser/feed/0The Witch and the Hundred Knight gameplay trailers are short but sweethttp://www.vg247.com/2014/03/07/the-witch-and-the-hundred-knight-gameplay-trailers-are-short-but-sweet/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/03/07/the-witch-and-the-hundred-knight-gameplay-trailers-are-short-but-sweet/#respondFri, 07 Mar 2014 16:54:05 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=454961The Witch and the Hundred Knight has two short videos available for you to watch, one of which is only around 30 seconds long. The first is called Witch Donimation and the second – the really short one – is Tochka Dekoimo+Bomb. Both are posted below courtesy of RPGfan. The Nippon Ichi title releases on PlayStation 3 March 21in Europe and on March 25 North American.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/03/07/the-witch-and-the-hundred-knight-gameplay-trailers-are-short-but-sweet/feed/0Disgaea 4 Return hits PS Vita in Japan from Januaryhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/09/12/disgaea-4-return-hits-ps-vita-in-japan-from-january/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/09/12/disgaea-4-return-hits-ps-vita-in-japan-from-january/#commentsThu, 12 Sep 2013 10:45:32 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=407438Disgaea 4 Return developer Nippon Ichi has announced it is bringing the strategic RPG to PS Vita in Japan next year. A trailer will be unveiled tomorrow.

Famitsu revealed the game this week and announced that it’ll release in Japan on January 30, 2014. It’ll cost ¥6,279 at launch.

A trailer will drop tomorrow and we’ll update this piece with the clip once it goes live. There’s currently no word on a Western release, but seeing as Disgaea 3 made the jump west on PS Vita, there’s a chance it could happen again.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/07/disgaea-d2-gets-another-screen-dump-lots-of-battles-inside/feed/0Disgaea 2 releasing on PSN later this monthhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/01/12/disgaea-2-releasing-on-psn-later-this-month/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/12/disgaea-2-releasing-on-psn-later-this-month/#commentsSat, 12 Jan 2013 15:09:19 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=329521Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories will be released through PSN as a PS2 Classic later this month, NIS America has announced. Released originally on PS2 back in 2006, the turn-based strategy-RPG will run you $9.99 when it releases on January 22. Thanks, Gematsu.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/12/disgaea-2-releasing-on-psn-later-this-month/feed/1The God and Fate Revolution Paradox delayed, still no Western releasehttp://www.vg247.com/2012/10/17/the-god-and-the-fate-revolution-paradox-delayed-still-no-western-release/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/10/17/the-god-and-the-fate-revolution-paradox-delayed-still-no-western-release/#respondWed, 17 Oct 2012 08:17:17 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=307771The God and Fate Revolution Paradox has – besides from having an ace name – been delayed in Japan. Meanwhile Nippon Ichi’s anime-tastic RPG has yet to receive a western PS3 release date.

Gematsu reports that Famitsu has confirmed a January 24th, 2013 release date, slipping from its previous December 20th date.

Here’s a trailer to soothe your woes:

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/10/17/the-god-and-the-fate-revolution-paradox-delayed-still-no-western-release/feed/0The Witch and the Hundred Soldiers resurfaces, Nippon Ichi talks releasehttp://www.vg247.com/2012/08/22/the-witch-and-the-hundred-soldiers-resurfaces-nippon-ichi-talks-release/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/08/22/the-witch-and-the-hundred-soldiers-resurfaces-nippon-ichi-talks-release/#respondWed, 22 Aug 2012 08:44:03 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=288957Nippon Ichi is gearing up for its 20th anniversary celebrations, and will be launching several games to tie in with the festivities. One of them is hoped to be The Witch and Hundred Soldiers, a project that was due to release on PS3 in June. It silently disappeared off the map, but the publisher has spoken out about the delay.

Speaking in this week’s Famitsu, Nippon Ichi CEO Sohei Shinkawa revealed that the Prinny Team had little experience with 3D so The Witch and the Hundred Soldiers was delayed to allow more time for polish, but he assures fans that the game is moving along nicely.

Shinkawa hopes the game will launch along with the publisher’s 20th anniversary festivities.

Elsewhere Project Arcadia is still in development and Nippon Ichi’s third 20th anniversary game Project D is nearing an official title and announcement, teased Shinkawa.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/08/22/the-witch-and-the-hundred-soldiers-resurfaces-nippon-ichi-talks-release/feed/0Nippon Ichi celebrating 20th anniversary with logo, artwork teasehttp://www.vg247.com/2012/04/18/nippon-ichi-celebrating-20th-anniversary-with-logo-artwork-tease/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/04/18/nippon-ichi-celebrating-20th-anniversary-with-logo-artwork-tease/#commentsWed, 18 Apr 2012 19:02:00 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=252065This year marks Nippon Ichi’s 20th anniversary, and the firm is teasing an untitled game with a piece of Noizi Ito artwork which was the cover of Dengeki PlayStation. More titles are in the works as well. It also revealed the anniversary logo which will adorn all of the anniversary celebrations planned for the rest of the year. The art and the logo are posted below, courtesy of Andriasang.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/04/18/nippon-ichi-celebrating-20th-anniversary-with-logo-artwork-tease/feed/1The Witch and the Hundred Knights, others heads west in early 2013http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/30/the-witch-and-the-hundred-knights-heads-west-in-early-2013/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/30/the-witch-and-the-hundred-knights-heads-west-in-early-2013/#commentsFri, 30 Mar 2012 12:45:49 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=247789NIS America will bring The Witch and the Hundred Knights westward exclusively on PS3 in early 2013.

Along withe the announcement came a couple more: Mugen Souls, also exclusive to PS3 and slated for fall with “certain aspects” edited due to the “sensitive nature of the content”; and the dungeon crawler RPG Legasista slated for a fall release on PSN.

Trailers for both of these are posted through the links and more information on each game can be found over on the PS Blog.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/30/the-witch-and-the-hundred-knights-heads-west-in-early-2013/feed/2Friday Shorts – evening edition: STO, Oberon, Angry Birds Rio, Prankshttp://www.vg247.com/2011/04/01/friday-shorts-evening-edition-sto-oberon-angry-birds-rio-pranks/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/04/01/friday-shorts-evening-edition-sto-oberon-angry-birds-rio-pranks/#respondFri, 01 Apr 2011 20:33:09 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=160422The day is almost over, and the weekend is nipping at our heels like the Fool’s little dog. Hopefully you got a few jokes and pranks in today, if not, there’s always next year.

A new MLB 11: The Show trailer has been released. It’s called Home Run Derby.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/04/01/friday-shorts-evening-edition-sto-oberon-angry-birds-rio-pranks/feed/0Rumour: NGP Holy Invasion of Privacy title in the workshttp://www.vg247.com/2011/02/10/rumour-ngp-holy-invasion-of-privacy-title-in-the-works/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/02/10/rumour-ngp-holy-invasion-of-privacy-title-in-the-works/#commentsThu, 10 Feb 2011 01:20:23 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=146785The series formerly known as Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! (later retitled as What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord? and No Heroes Allowed!) may well be on its way to NGP, if we can believe a tweet from, uh, one of the game’s primary characters.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/02/10/rumour-ngp-holy-invasion-of-privacy-title-in-the-works/feed/1Five new Disgaea 3 Abscence of Justice screenshotshttp://www.vg247.com/2008/08/21/five-new-disgaea-3-abscence-of-justice-screenshots/
http://www.vg247.com/2008/08/21/five-new-disgaea-3-abscence-of-justice-screenshots/#commentsThu, 21 Aug 2008 22:37:19 +0000http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/08/21/five-new-disgaea-3-abscence-of-justice-screenshots/Over at IGN. Nippon Ichi’s RPG looks ok, we think, although not as many pixels and polygons that we’ve come to expect from current gen titles.

We suppose we’ll have to wait until 2009 to find out how it really looks.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2008/08/21/five-new-disgaea-3-abscence-of-justice-screenshots/feed/2Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice coming in 2009http://www.vg247.com/2008/08/21/disgaea-3-absence-of-justice-coming-in-2009/
http://www.vg247.com/2008/08/21/disgaea-3-absence-of-justice-coming-in-2009/#commentsThu, 21 Aug 2008 14:18:47 +0000http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/08/21/disgaea-3-absence-of-justice-coming-in-2009/Square Enix has announced that the PS3 exclusive, Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice will be released in PAL territories in 2009.

From the release:

Welcome to the twisted world of the Nether Institute, Evil Academy where good is bad and bad is good. In this school a good student is somebody that excels in delinquent activities such as skipping classes or not doing their homework, whereas a bad student arrives to school early and does their homework on time.

This is the setting for Disgaea 3, a rich and deep Strategic RPG that’s not afraid to display a very bizarre sense of humour. It’s a winning combination that will leave you laughing one minute and fighting cunning enemies the next. Where special attacks can deliver up to 100 million points worth of damage and the power of the PS3 is used to deliver 2D sprites, albeit lots of them!

London (21st August 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that Nippon Ichi Software’s Disgaea® 3 Absence of Justice will be released by Square Enix across PAL territories in early 2009 on the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system.

Welcome to the twisted world of the Nether Institute, Evil Academy where good is bad and bad is good. In this school a good student is somebody that excels in delinquent activities such as skipping classes or not doing their homework, whereas a bad student arrives to school early and does their homework on time.

This is the setting for Disgaea 3, a rich and deep Strategic RPG that’s not afraid to display a very bizarre sense of humour. It’s a winning combination that will leave you laughing one minute and fighting cunning enemies the next. Where special attacks can deliver up to 100 million points worth of damage and the power of the PS3 is used to deliver 2D sprites, albeit lots of them!

John Yamamoto, president and chief executive officer of Square Enix Ltd. comments, “The forthcoming release of Disgaea 3 marks Square Enix’s commitment to delivering memorable titles to new audiences. Nippon Ichi has created a wonderful world full of bizarre characters and deep, addictive gameplay. I am delighted that we have added Disgaea 3 to our growing 2009 line-up and I hope everyone enjoys playing this unique and rewarding game”

About DISGAEA 3 Absence of Justice

Story

Mao was reading a comic book. His room was filled with jars of specimens from past experiments. The pages told of a superhero that defeated an atrocious Overlord. Right then, Mao made a huge decision. “As of now… I shall become a hero!”

The decision he made was a big deal, for he is the spawn of the Dean of the Nether Institute Evil Academy. Mao believes that to defeat the Overlord, he must become a hero.

Raspberyl, the delinquent of the school, learns about Mao’s plans and begins to worry. If Mao were to achieve the title of Hero, it would endanger her position as the school’s “Number One Delinquent”. She tries to talk Mao out of his plan.

Witnessing their conversation, Almaz, a hero, misunderstands the situation and tries to save the day. Mao accepts Almaz’s challenge and steals Almaz’s hero title after defeating him.

With the title of Hero, Mao believes he is one step closer to defeating his father and achieving his goal of becoming Overlord.

Will Mao be able to become a hero and defeat the Overlord?
Or will Raspberyl convince him not to?
What is going to happen to Almaz?

Features
• An RPG with a twisted funny-bone, where good is bad and bad is good – and see if you can spot all the anime references

• A rich and deep Strategic RPG with character creation and a student council

About Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix) with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, develops, publishes and distributes entertainment content including interactive entertainment software and publications in Asia, North America and Europe. Square Enix brings two of Japan’s best-selling franchises – FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 85 million units worldwide, and DRAGON QUEST® which has sold over 45 million units worldwide – under one roof. Square Enix is one of the most influential providers of digital entertainment content in the world and continues to push the boundaries of creativity and innovation.

About Square Enix Ltd.
Located in London, Square Enix Ltd. handles operations in Europe and other PAL territories including sales, marketing and publishing of Square Enix titles. More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found on the Internet at http://www.square-enix.com

DRAGON QUEST, FINAL FANTASY, SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd. in United Kingdom and/or other countries. Disgaea is a registered trademark of NIPPON ICHI SOFTWARE INC. “PlayStation” and PS3 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Square Enix Limited is a company registered in England & Wales under the number 3679704 whose registered office is Castle House, 37-45 Paul Street, London EC2A 4LS.

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]]>http://www.vg247.com/2008/08/21/disgaea-3-absence-of-justice-coming-in-2009/feed/4The first 10 minutes of Disgaea 3http://www.vg247.com/2008/08/09/the-first-10-minutes-of-disgaea-3/
http://www.vg247.com/2008/08/09/the-first-10-minutes-of-disgaea-3/#commentsSat, 09 Aug 2008 06:46:35 +0000http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/08/09/the-first-10-minutes-of-disgaea-3/After the break. It’s amazing. Characters in the Japanese SRPG shout things like, “This is love! And justice!” The graphics looks the same as Afternoon of Darkness, we swear. We so want it. Watch: it’s in English. Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice is out on August 26 in the US.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2008/08/09/the-first-10-minutes-of-disgaea-3/feed/2New Disgaea DS trailer releasedhttp://www.vg247.com/2008/06/19/new-disgaea-ds-trailer-released/
http://www.vg247.com/2008/06/19/new-disgaea-ds-trailer-released/#commentsThu, 19 Jun 2008 05:26:27 +0000http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/06/19/new-disgaea-ds-trailer-released/Prinnies, dood. The DS version of Nippon Ichi’s SRPG Disgaea can be seen in motion on GamersHell, adding stylus play, a grid map on the top screen and multiplayer to the PSP outing, Afternoon of Darkness.

IGN’s just posted a ton of new stuff on Nippon Ichi PS3 SRPG Disgaea 3, including new shots, a translated interview and a trailer you can see after the break.

The interview begins with this gem of a quote from lead designer Masahiro Yamamoto, so you know all’s well: “I planned to make the story of Disgaea 3 as stupid as Disgaea 1 was, since Disgaea 2 was comparatively serious.”

The game’s coming out next year in the US, but still hasn’t been confirmed for Europe.

See for yourself.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2008/06/06/disgaea-3-interview-screens-movie/feed/2Disgaea 3 to get DLChttp://www.vg247.com/2008/04/25/disgaea-3-to-get-dlc/
http://www.vg247.com/2008/04/25/disgaea-3-to-get-dlc/#commentsFri, 25 Apr 2008 05:35:38 +0000http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/disgaea-3-to-get-dlc/According to this Siliconera piece, Nippon Ichi’s releasing a Japanese update for Disgaea 3 which includes ten super-powerful playable characters. You get them to join your group by having Mao at a certain level when you beat the game. You can see the available characters – or nine of them, at least – here. The tactical RPG is promised for western release for PS3 later this year.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2008/04/25/disgaea-3-to-get-dlc/feed/1Heap of Disgaea DS shots and arthttp://www.vg247.com/2008/04/01/heap-of-disgaea-ds-shots-and-art/
http://www.vg247.com/2008/04/01/heap-of-disgaea-ds-shots-and-art/#commentsTue, 01 Apr 2008 08:37:39 +0000http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/01/heap-of-disgaea-ds-shots-and-art/

Here The DS version of Nippon Ichi’s SRPG’s looking all good and now confirmed for a June 26 release in Japan. No word yet on whether or not we’re going to see it in Europe, but computer says “yes”, so hopefully we’ll have a date soon.

Following last night’s announcement that Nippon Ichi’s mega-hardcore RPG Disgaea 3 will release in the US for PS3, Koei UK – publisher of all Nippon Ichi titles in Europe – has confirmed there are no plans to bring the title out here as yet.

“There’s currently nothing,” said a spokesperson. “I don’t even know if we’ll publish it or not. It’s just been announced for the US at the moment. No, absolutely no idea at the moment, no.”

In case you didn’t get that, it means “no”.

Don’t be too amazed if this does turn up eventually, however. Koei has published plenty of Nippon Ichi’s RPGs in Europe previously, including Phantom Brave, Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness for PSP and Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana.